Does anybody here read books?

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I really want to start reading books but im worried because my attention span is bad now i have psychosis.

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I read mostly when I’m at home. In hospital I barely read books.

I use my Kindle App.

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Yes although not as much as I feel I should.

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Yes, I love reading. If it’s difficult to focus on the written word, perhaps an audiobook? What is it you want to be reading? Nonfiction or fiction?

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Yes. I started out a couple sentences at a time because the noise in my head was so distracting. Now I can read easily and normally again. It takes effort to push back against the illness and to regain the skill.

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I try to .:slightly_smiling_face:

I want to read more but struggle reading and don’t read often not even once a week most of the time smd only a couple or few pages at a time .

I read a lot and “swallowed “ books when I was younger but that was a series that captivated me snd was so exciting and interesting and fun .
My favourite most enjoyable reads ever so much better than all other reads I’ve had .
Author named margit but this series is only one I’ve read with her .

At moment I’m trying to read self help

I’ve enjoyed other books a lot but nothing came close to this series for me .

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I read and listen to audio books. The quick read series are a good starting point if you haven’t read for a while.

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I read a fair bit these days. But i struggled a lot too after psychosis. I would find myself having to reread sentences over and over because it wouldnt sink in. Or i would start being distracted by my thoughts and my eyes would be scanning the words still. When i realised it i would have to go back a paragraph because i hadnt actually been reading haha.
But i kept at it and dont have trouble focusing on it now.
One thing that helped me too is realising that most books out there suck. I used to think that if a book was published then it must be good. Wrong. I only read or buy books that sound super interesting to me. And i research them before i go looking for a copy. So now i think of what kind of story or type of book i want to read first. Then i search for one that fits what i thought of beforehand.